2004 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection

none 2004 Democratic vice presidential nomination primary 2000 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection 2000 2008 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection 2008 2004 07 6 File:John Edwards, official Senate photo portrait.jpg John Edwards 1E90FF North Carolina Vice Presidential nominee Joe Lieberman John Edwards On March 2, 2004, Massachusetts Senator John Kerry became the presumptive Democratic nominee for president in the 2004 Presidential Election.Associated Press 2004-03-02 Bush Congratulates Kerry in Phone Call https://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/02/politics/campaign/bush-congratulates-kerry-in-phone-call.html 2024-08-27 The New York Times en-US 0362-4331 Kerry selected North Carolina Senator John Edwards as his running mate on July 6, 2004.http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/06/kerry.vp/ Kerry names Edwards his running mate CNN July 6, 2004 July 16, 2013 The Kerry–Edwards ticket was ultimately defeated by the Bush–Cheney ticket in the general election. Edwards had already chose not to run for a second term, however, he returned to the Senate following the campaign but left politics less than two months later. Selection process The vice presidential selection process was led by James Johnson, former chief executive officer of Fannie Mae and Chairman of Walter Mondale's 1984 Presidential Campaign. Kerry, who had been considered by Al Gore in 2000 as a potential running mate, sought to ensure that the selection process was discreet. To evade reporters, Kerry interviewed Edwards at former Secretary of State Madeline Albright's home in Washington D.C.Rutenberg Jim 2004-07-07 THE 2004 ELECTION: THE REPORTS; Journalists Scramble, but a Secret Is Kept (Mostly) Safe https://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/07/us/2004-election-reports-journalists-scramble-but-secret-kept-mostly-safe.html 2024-08-27 The New York Times en-US 0362-43312004-06-18 Kerry's search: In depth, in secret https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna5237584 2024-08-27 NBC News en Alyssa Mastromonaco, who would later serve as White House Deputy Chief of Staff under President Barack Obama, organized Kerry's meetings with the candidates.Tumulty Karen 2004-07-19 Inside The Decision: The Gleam Team https://time.com/archive/6738972/inside-the-decision-the-gleam-team/ 2024-08-27 TIME en Reported shortlist Pundits and those close to the Kerry campaign indicated that candidates narrowed to five potential choices.2004-06-18 Kerry's search: In depth, in secret https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna5237584 2024-08-27 NBC News en Announcement The night before the campaign's announcement of the selection of Edwards, the information was leaked by an airport worker who saw Edwards's name being painted on Kerry's plane. On July 6, the Kerry campaign sent an e-mail message to his supporters at about 8:15 a.m. EDT informing them of the choice, and made the formal announcement at 9 a.m. EDT in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.https://www.npr.org/politics/vp/ NPR : Who Will Be Kerry's VP? NPR 2020-06-13 2017-08-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20170811011515/http://www.npr.org/politics/vp/ dead Media speculation on possible vice presidential candidates Crowley Michael 2004-05-28 Kerry's long shortlist for vice president. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2004/05/kerry-s-long-shortlist-for-vice-president.html 2020-06-13 Slate Magazine enKerry's VP List https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kerrys-vp-list/ 2020-06-13 www.cbsnews.com 2 March 2004 en-USJohn Kerry campaign: Democratic candidates for vice president (washingtonpost.com) https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/elections/2004/veepomatic_bios.htm 2020-06-13 www.washingtonpost.com Members of Congress Governors Federal executive branch officials Other individuals See also John Kerry 2004 presidential campaign 2004 Democratic Party presidential primaries 2004 Democratic National Convention 2004 United States presidential election List of United States major party presidential tickets Notes References Category:John Kerry 2004 presidential campaign Category:John Kerry Category:John Edwards Category:Dianne Feinstein Category:Democratic Party (United States) vice presidential nominees Category:Joe Biden Category:Evan Bayh Category:Mark Warner